Matt Hougan

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Matt Hougan is the Chief Investment Officer of Bitwise Asset Management, one of the largest Bitcoin ETF issuers in the United States. He has spent years making the case for institutional Bitcoin adoption, authoring research that has shaped how financial advisors think about Bitcoin as a portfolio asset. Hougan predicted Bitcoin would reach $1 million per coin and has been a leading voice in the mainstream financial press on Bitcoin ETFs and crypto investing.

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Role: Chief Investment Officer, Bitwise Asset Management
Twitter: Matt_Hougan
Known For: Bitcoin ETF advocacy, institutional Bitcoin research, $1M BTC price prediction
Nationality: American
Twitter Handle: Matt_Hougan

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